Fence attachment.



J. A. B'LANK.

FENCE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28, 19:6.

Patented J an. 2, 1917,

an FFIQEQ JULIUS A. BLANK, OF FREMONT, WISCONSIN.

FENCE ATTACHMENT.

Application filed. February 28, 1916. 'SeriaINo. 81,032. i

To all whom it may concern: a

Be it known that I, Jumps A. BLANK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fremont, in the county of Waupaca, State of Wisconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence Attachments; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to fence structures and is directed moreparticularly to attachments for woven, barb or strand wire fences,whereby they will be rendered proof against such animals as hogs, sheep,etc.

In carrying out the invention it is primarily my purpose to provide astructure of this nature which may be associated with wire fences of anypreferred type and which when in use will efi'ectively resist allefforts of an animal to root and pass beneath or force a passage throughthe fence.

A further object of the invention is to provide an attachment of thischaracter which is of simple, novel and economical construction, may beconveniently associated with or removed from a fence, and is of a sizeto facilitate the storing, shipping and handling of the same.

With the above and other objects of similar nature in view, theinvention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement ofparts, set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing :Figure 1 is an elevational View of a fence with theinvention associated therewith. Fig. 2 is a vertical sec tionalviewtaken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and, Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspectiveview of the attachment removed.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, there is illustrated aseries of upright posts 10 such as are commonly employed to support thewires of a fence, the latter in this instance being shown at 11 and inconventional form.

The invention is designated generally at 12 and comprises a plurality offence engaging sections, each adapted to extend between adjacent pairsof the uprights and being detachably engaged therewith as indicated at13. In describing the invention, each of these fence engaging sectionsis constructed preferably of metal and comprises an elongated supportingbar or stringer 1 1 provided at its extremities with longitudinallyextended open end slots 15 through which the securing means 13 areadapted to be engaged' As stated, the stringers 1e are of a length toextend between adjacent uprights and permit of the securing means 13passing through the slots 15 and into the uprights, the slots 15 beingprovided to com.- pensate for such slight variation as may occur in thedistance between the posts.

Attached at 16 to the stringer and extending at right angles therefromare a plurality of ground engaging stakes 17, terminally sharpened attheir free ends so that they may readily penetrate the earth. It will benoted from the drawing, that certain of the stakes 17 are extended inone direc-- tion only from the stringer while the remaining stakes areextended in the opposite direction therefrom as indicated at 18 andprovide a means for connection with the line wires of the fence 11, alongitudinal series of hooks 19 being struck therefrom for attachment ofsaid wires. In applying the attachment it is obvious that this may bedone either before or after the erection of the fence 11, and that theattachment may thus be as readily employed in connection with fencesalready constructed as with those to be newly erected.

When in position, the attachment is disposed with the stringer directlybelow and substantially parallel to the lower line wire of the fence,while the stakes are driven into the ground as clearly illustrated.v Theextensions 18 will thus project vertically from the stringer in positionto engage their hooks 19 over the adjacent line wires, both the fenceand attachment being in this manner mutually strengthened.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that a fence, having associatedtherewith the herein described attachment will be effectively renderedstock proof, and will resist every effort of an animal to root and passtherebeneath or force a passage therethrough.

What is claimed is:

1. In a fence structure, the combination with spaced uprights, of astringer slotted at each end for adjustable and detachable engagementrigidly with the uprights,

sharpened stakes secured to and extending in one direction beyond thestringer to penetrate the ground with the stringer resting upon thesurface thereof, certain of said stakes being extended in the oppositedirection beyond the stringer for connection With a fence Wire.

2. An attachment for fences comprising a stringer, adapted for rigidengagement with spaced uprights, a plurality of sharpened stakes securedto and extending in one direction from the stringer, and adapted topenetrate the ground with the stringer resting upon the surface thereof,certain of said 10 stakes being continued in the opposite direc- 7Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents eaEh by ah'dressingt he coiiiiniss'i'oiibr 6t l at'iit s.

V JULIUS A. BLANK.

Witnesses:

RICHARD BLANK,

F. W. KUNDIGER.

Washington, I). c."

